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Up My Sleeve

by Ryan Neal

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1.
Hang Tight 03:41
I’m awfully impatient, yeah that’s what I’m told I get tired of sitting and waiting for something to take hold I’m incredibly nervous and now my face turned red As you walked in the backroom, I needed to have you And that’s when I said I can feel the rhythm of ya And I know you like to dance So come on, shake it down, sister I wanna be your only man I can feel the rhythm of ya But you better play it cool So you gotta slow your roll, brother If you wanna be my dude So hang tight, I don’t wanna keep you waiting In hindsight, maybe I was being misleading So tonight, I just wanna stop debating So hang tight cause it’s the best that I can do You know I’m not ready, I’mma take my time Commitment is often tough, especially in your prime So I’mma take the road less traveled and spend my bread And I’ll always think of the one night we shared with the moonlight And that’s when you said I can feel the rhythm of ya And I know you like to dance (I know you like to dance) So come on, shake it down, sister (Shakin’ it down) I wanna be your only man I can feel the rhythm of ya (You know I can feel it) But you better play it cool (You better play it cool) So you gotta slow your roll, brother If you wanna be my dude So hang tight, I don’t wanna keep you waiting In hindsight, maybe I was being misleading So tonight, I just wanna stop debating So hang tight cause it’s the best that I can do So hang tight, I don’t wanna keep you waiting In hindsight, maybe I was being misleading So tonight, I just wanna stop debating So hang tight cause it’s the best that I can do
2.
Baby you stay in perfect time Baby you keep the funk alive You’re the music, you’re the music, you’re the music of my mind When I was younger I used to always dream Of waking up Christmas morning and strollin’ through NYC Snow in Central Park, a limo with my own chauffeur Feeling like a big-shot, Kevin McCallister And then I realized on 5th Avenue Millions of people walk by but none of ‘em look like you Helpless and alone, two things you never wanna hear I need love like yours to keep me through until next year And ooh I knew that you’d be true Even when I wasn’t with you So please ignore my selfish ways and please just stay So baby don’t slip-slide away, cause... I keep feelin’ all this loneliness without you I wanna tell ya that I’m more than ‘just about you’ Baby you stay in perfect time Baby you keep the funk alive You’re the music, you’re the music, you’re the music of my mind Twenty years later I’m feeling the gravity Life moving twice as fast and getting the best of me So, can you try to make it slow down? Cause this anxiety is all around I wanna feel comfortable, I wanna sing in tune You bring me sunshine, when I’m howling at the moon You can be the flame and maybe I can be your spark That ignites the feeling deep inside each other’s hearts And ooh I knew that you’d be true Even when I wasn’t with you So please ignore my selfish ways and please just stay So baby don’t slip-slide away I keep feelin’ all this loneliness without you I wanna tell ya that I’m more than ‘just about you’ Baby you stay in perfect time Baby you keep the funk alive You’re the music, you’re the music, you’re the music of my mind I keep feelin’ all this loneliness without you I wanna tell ya that I’m more than ‘just about you’ Baby you stay in perfect time Baby you keep the funk alive You’re the music, you’re the music, you’re the music of my mind I keep feeling’ all this loneliness without you I wanna tell ya that I’m more than ‘just about you’ Baby you stay in perfect time Baby you keep the funk alive You’re the music, you’re the music, you’re the music of my mind
3.
Deja Vu 04:19
And I keep falling for the same mistakes And you keep asking for another break Many times must we go through this? Life ain’t easy and neither’s this I just want to hold you like I used to Deja Vu Do you remember those nights? We used to stay up all night, just talking on the phone for a half a day too long I thought I was dreaming, this couldn’t be a thing How could I have struck gold when I barely knew your name? But now the feeling’s different, we’ve seemed to grow apart The things that use to make me laugh Oh now they break my heart My mind is somewhere spinning far off and in-between And I can barely keep up with this reoccurring theme And I keep falling for the same mistakes And you keep asking for another break Many times must we go through this? Life ain’t easy and neither’s this I just want to hold you like I used to Deja Vu Do you remember those fights? Yeah, that shit would often ignite And burn us to the core, ashes on the floor I thought I was dreaming, you could’ve had me fooled All this time I thought of you as one sweet, precious jewel But now the feelings different, we’ve seemed to grow apart The things that use to make me laugh Oh now they break my heart My mind is somewhere spinning far off and in-between And I can barely keep up with this reoccurring theme And I keep falling for the same mistakes And you keep asking for another break Many times must we go through this? Life ain’t easy and neither’s this I just want to hold you like I used to Deja Vu Maybe we can go back, go back Maybe we can go back, go back Ooh to a simpler time, baby, when the vibe was right Maybe we can go back, go back Maybe we can go back, go back Ooh to a simpler time, when the vibe was right between you and I And I keep falling for the same mistakes And you keep asking for another break Many times must we go through this? Life ain’t easy and neither’s this I just want to hold you like I used to Deja Vu And I keep falling for the same mistakes And you keep asking for another break Many times must we go through this? Life ain’t easy and neither’s this I just want to hold you like I used to Deja Vu
4.
Up My Sleeve 03:57
I remember those days too well Before everybody started to kiss and tell We had a moment of freedom, no phone but we didn’t need 'em All we had is each other, my sister and brother and then we lost control I feel my body shakin' and I’m losin' my mind But I’ve got a new-found energy taking a hold of me Now here is a solution that you already know So, give it time, give it time I don’t wanna let go So, I keep things up my sleeve, that’s where I wanna be, yeah Up my sleeve, that's where I feel most free, yeah Up my sleeve, I like to keep things hidden All my inner visions, they stay with me, up my sleeve Yeah I keep it all up my sleeve Now those days, they have come and they’ve gone But I can see the brightness in the early dawn I don’t need to post this (no I don’t) cause all you want is just a quick fix (yes you do) And you can mainline all your memories Cause all I need’s in front of me I feel my body shakin' and I’m losin' my mind (going crazy) But I’ve got a new-found energy taking a hold of me Now here is a solution that you already know So, give it time, give it time I don’t wanna let go So, I keep things up my sleeve, that’s where I wanna be, yeah Up my sleeve, that's where I feel most free, baby Up my sleeve, I like to keep things hidden All my inner visions, they stay with me, up my sleeve So, I keep things up my sleeve, that’s where I wanna be, yeah Up my sleeve, that’s where I feel most free, yeah Up my sleeve, I like to keep things hidden All my dreams and ambitions, they’re still hiding up my sleeve Up my sleeve Alright, now keep it up, keep it up, keep it up my sleeve Up my sleeve, yeah, I like to keep my privacy, yeah Up my sleeve, cause I like to keep things hidden All my inner visions, they're still hiding up my sleeve

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released February 4, 2019

Ryan Neal: Songwriter, Musician, Producer
Eduard Kort: Mixing, Mastering

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Ryan Neal Detroit, Michigan

Metro Detroit multi-instrumentalist and producer Ryan Neal aims at creating catchy, hook-laden pop music that doesn't make you want to roll up your window at a red light.

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